Door mechanism for rallway cars



B. W. KADEL.

DOOR MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2,1922.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

INVENTOR Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

UNITED STATES BYERS W. KADEL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DOOR MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY CARS.

Application filed February 2, 1922. Serial No. 533,515.

To all whom it may c'oncewt:

Be it known that I, BYERS 1V. KADEL, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door lilechanisms for Railway Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a door mechanism for railway cars or the like, and has as its particular object to provide a simple door supporting means so arranged that the door may be lifted up by hand to a partially closed position, and be then moved therefrom to a completely closed position, the supporting mechanism being operable to support the door either in the temporary position or in the final position as desired. Other objects are to provide a door supporting mechanism of simple form and economical construction, and one not liable to be damaged in the ordinary course of service, also to provide means whereby a lever or other power device may be utilized to force the door into fully closed position.

WVith such as general objects in view, and with other more specific objects as will appear from the description, the invention consists of the formation, combination and arrangement of parts as will be herein de-* scribed and particularly claimed.

-In the accompanying drawings, which show a preferred form of the invention, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational View of a car body, having a door in the floor thereof, and in connection with said door, a supporting mechanism constructed in accordance with the principles of the 1 present invention. Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken through a portion of the car and the door supporting mechanism, approximately on the line 2 2-22 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through a portion of the car and through a portion of the door supporting mechanlsm, approximately on the line 3-3-33 of Figure 1.

Referring to these drawings, the side of the ear is denoted by the numeral 1. Se-

cured as by riveting to the lower outer side is an angle 2, having an upright leg 3, which lies against the outer face of the side plate of the car, and a horizontal outstanding leg 4. The car has a floor 5 which may be secured in any suitable manner to the car sides. Hinged to the car floor by co-operatstanding ing floor and door hinges such as 6 and 7 is a. door 8, a hinge pintle being indicated at 9. In the present embodiment, the outer edge of the door plate is shown'as extending outwardly beyond the edge of the outclosed by hand, and the present invention accordingly includes the provision of means for supporting the door in a preliminary position, and also in a completely closed position. To this end, a door supporting hook 11 is pivotally mounted upon the car body through the medium of a. bracket 12. The bracket 12 has a plate portion 13, which lies against the car side or against the leg 3 of the angle 2. This bracket is provided with a spool portion 14, having a collar 15 surrounding the same at a point removed from the plate portion 13. A hub extends outwardly from the outer face of the collar 15, and the upper pierced end of the hook 11 is accommodated upon this hub, so that the hook 11 may be swung'about this hub as an axis of rotation. A separate plate 16 overlies the hook and a rivet 17 passes through this plate 16 and through a pierced opening through the hub and spool 14, and also through a suitable registered opening in the side of the car, thereby securing the plate 16 against the end of the hub, and retaining the hook in position between'the inner face of the plate 16 and the outer face of the collar 15, and at the same time securing the bracket and entire mechanism to the side of the car. I

A plain pierced spool 18 is provided near the lower edge of the bracket, and the plate 16 also overlies this spool or boss, and a rivet 19 passes through these parts, and through the upright leg 3 of the angle 2, and through the car side plate 1 thereby providing additional means for securing the various parts .together. The boss 18 is so arranged as to provide a limit stop for the hook 11 to preleg 4 of the angle 2, and being vent its swinging too far to one side, where it would interfere with the closin of the door. The rib 20 connects the spoo 14 and the spool 18, thereby stiffening these two portions of the bracket, and tying them more securely to the plate portion 13 thereof.

A pawl 22 is also pivoted upon a similar spool 21, this spool being practically a duplicate of the spool 14, including the collar and the hub portion. The pawl 22 may accordingly be rotated about the hub portion of the spool 21 as a center, and the pawl being eccentric in shape, it may be driven into position behind the hook 11 to hold the same in engagement with the locking face providedtherefor on the door. A rivet 23 passes through a pierced openinggin the spool 21, and through the plate 16 and through the side of the car 1, for additional securing purposes.

Secured to the under face of the door 8 is a channel iron 24, which is disposed with its web vertical, and its flanges horizontal, the upper flange lying directly beneath the door plate and the lower flange lying at some distance below the line of the door plate. The

hook 11 is so arranged that when the door is lifted up, the supporting face of the hook may drop into position beneath the uppermost flange of the channel 24, thereby supporting the door in a temporary position, not fully closed. This position of the door and of the hook is shown in dotted outline in Figure 1. The door may now be lifted or forced up to its final position, when the locking face of the hookwill drop into position beneath the lowermost flange of the channel 24. This position of the hook and door, is shown in full outline in Figure 1.

It will be noted that the outer end of the lowermost flange of the channel 24 is turned down as at 25 to provide a stop for the hook to prevent it from being accidentally displaced, longitudinal of the door, from its position beneath the lowermost flange of the channel. It will be noted also that the upper flange of the channel 24 is turned upwardly as at 26. An opening such as 27-is provided in this up-turned portion 26, through which a temporary lever, such as 28 may be inserted. The inner end of this lever may be positioned upon the outstanding leg 4 of the angle 2, and by then lifting upwardly upon the outer end of the lever 28, the door may be forcibly lifted from the preliminary position to its final position, the lever reacting against the upper side of the hole 27 as a shoulder, and the inner end of the lever reacting downwardly on the leg 4 of the angle. In order to admit the lever when the door is in partly closed position, a portion of the flange 10 of the door may be cut away as at 29.

The lever 28, which extends outside of the clearance of the car, is detachable, and in fact, an old bolt, or anything readily at hand, may be used instead of a specially shaped lever for this purpose.

I have thus described an embodiment of the present invention. Other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A door mechanism for railway cars including a door hinged to the car body, means for supporting the door in partly closed or fully closed position, a ledge formed upon the car body adjacent an edge of the door, a shouldered bracket carried by the door adjacent the said ledge, the shoulder of said bracket and the said ledge being so formed and associated as to accommodate a removable lever operable therebetween for forcing the door from partly closed to fully closed position. i 1

2. A door mechanism for railway cars including a door hinged to the car body, a channel secured to the door and having an end thereof extending beyond an edge of the door. a hook pivoted upon the car and arranged to seat beneath either flange of thesaid channel, the hook being so arranged and proportioned that when seated beneath one of the said flanges, the door will be held in partly closed position, and when seated beneath the other flange, the door will be held in fully closed position.

3. A door mechanism for railway cars, including a door hinged to the car body, a bracket secured to the door, the same having two supporting faces formed thereupon, the one in advance of the other, and a door sup porting member carried by the car body and arranged for supporting cooperation with either of the said supporting faces.

4. A door mechanism for railway cars,including a door hinged to the car body, a door-securing member operably mounted upon the car body, and a plurality of faces formed upon the door, each arranged for independent co-operation with the said door securing member to hold the door in a dif- '-ferent position, adjacent portions of the car body and the door being so formed and associated as to accommodate removable means operable therebetween for forcing the door from one of said positions to the other.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BYERS W. KADEL.

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DBSOLAIMERD 1,434,953.-Bye1"s W,Ka,del, Baltimore, Md. DooR MECHANISM Fon RAILWAY CARS. Patent dated November 7, 1922. Disclaimer filed July 14, 1928, by the patentee assignee, The lVine Rail way Appliance Uompcmy, consenting. Hereby enters this disclaimer to claim number 3 in said specification, which is in the following Words, to wit:

A door mechanism for railway cars, including a door hinged to the car body, a bracket secured to the door, the same having two supporting faces formed tl1ereupon, the one in advance of the other, and a door supporting member carried by the car body and arranged for supporting cooperation with either of the said supporting faces.

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